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20-Minute Ballroom-Style Samba Workout: Learn a Routine

20-Minute Ballroom-Style Samba Workout: Learn a Routine — video by 375 Dance Studio Play · 20:26

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Amanda teaches ballroom-style samba steps (basic, whisk, stationary walks, botafogo, volta and corta jaca), each at half speed first, then builds them song by song into a routine that ends with six minutes of nonstop samba bounce. Upbeat and encouraging.

  • 20 min
  • Beginner
  • Moderate impact
  • No equipment
  • Latin

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Step by step 8

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  1. Basic step at half time: forward and back, closing the feet together, starting with the right foot. 0:27
  2. Side basic: step to the side and together, then both basics at full tempo with a constant bounce. 1:21
  3. Whisk: step to the side and cross behind, slowly first, then at full tempo linked to the basics. 3:00
  4. Stationary samba walks: feet together, step back and replace, at half tempo then full tempo. 4:37
  5. Botafogo: cross the right foot in front and step to the side, travelling forward and back, slow then fast. 6:21
  6. Volta: cross in front and step to the side again and again, one way then the other, slow then full tempo. 8:58
  7. Corta jaca: a slow, quick-quick-quick rhythm, first slowly and then at normal tempo. 11:32
  8. Full routine: repeat every step song after song, breathing in through the nose and out through the mouth. 13:40

The steps are a summary in our words, checked against the video — the coach shows every move.

Form cues from the coach

  • Keep a constant bounce in the knees through every step
  • Learn each step at half time before dancing it at full tempo
  • Breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth as it gets harder

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Joints it uses 1 take load

  • Knees takes loadconstant bounce, botafogo, volta turns, 6 min nonstop
  • Hips movessamba hip action, crossing steps, whisk
  • Ankles & feet movesbounce on the balls of the feet, quick weight changes

Easier option from the coach: Each step is taught at half time first

A guide to the joints this video’s moves load, from what the coach does — not medical advice. Some ache is normal; stop if a joint hurts sharply. How joints are rated

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Video by 375 Dance Studio; the summary, steps, cues, body areas and joint notes are Notbroken’s, written from what the coach actually does in the video and checked a second time. Warm up first, take the easier options until a move feels easy, and stop if you feel sharp pain, chest pain or dizziness. General instruction, not advice for your body. About & safety